Barry Crane System Notes
|
|
- Chloe Peters
- 5 years ago
- Views:
Transcription
1 Barry Crane System Notes by Kerri Sanborn The Barry Crane system may seem loose and free wheeling, and it is. But, within the framework which I will lay out, it is actually quite disciplined. What may seem a ludicrous action to a Roth- Stone player is actually systemic in Crane. Just as these solid players would consider it an error to make a vulnerable overcall with AQTxx and out, so it is an error in Crane not to bid. To begin your orientation I'll give you a few of the basic philosophies which Barry and his partners used to advantage. 1. Get in early, say your piece, then get out of the bidding. This means that there is virtually no balancing. An auction that goes - P P - P - Double is a penalty double. If we had a takeout double, it would have happened on the first round of bidding. Likewise, if responder to the overcall has one bid to make, he gets it out of his system. It is wrong to raise to 2 then later compete to 3 (except in rare cases). 2. When bidding decisions come up, we take a pessimistic view. If partner needs a key card or two, we don't play him for it. If you can't find out whether a slam will be a good one, don't bid it. 3. When there is a decision as to whether to double the opponents or push to the five level, take the sure profit. This applies in many other bidding situations too. 4. Never lose the setting trick. 6. In bidding it is most important to show distribution. 5. On defense, give count frequently and suit preference signals freely. 7. Open any 11 point hand containing a king. With good distributional hands open lighter. Opening Bids - Majors Open 5 card spade suits, 4 card hearts. Example: Axxxx Ax x Axxxx Example: Axxx Axxx Axx xx 1 If you open a 4 card heart suit you also have 4 spades or 4 or 5 diamonds. Example: Axx Axxx Axxxx x 1 Example: Ax Axxx Axxx xxx 1 Example: Axxx Axxx xx Axx Example: Axxx Axxx xxx Ax 1
2 With open 1, rebid 2. Whenever you open 1 and follow with 2 it shows a five card heart holding. (exception: xx AKxx Ax AJxxx open 1 and over bid 2 and following a preference, 2NT). Opening Bids - Minors The only situation where you may open a 3 card diamond suit is when your shape is and hearts are worse than QTxx. 1 shows 4 except in the case above. shows 3 or more, except one case AKxx xxxx xxx Ax. Rather than bid 3 small diamonds or unbiddable heard suit, bid. Example: Axxx Axxx Axxx x 1 Example: x xxxx Axxx AKxx 1 As a rule we open the suit under the singleton with 3 four card suits, but in these cases we can't: With two four card minors open 1 unless there is great discrepancy in the suits such as xx Qxx xxxx AKQJ. Responding to Notrump Bids Example: AQxxx xx Kxxx Jx 1NT Example: AQJxxx Kx xxx xx 1NT NT Jacoby Transfers are used. Then responder should bid distribution. Three of a minor is weak. Three of a major is a slam try. 2 spades is Minor Suit Stayman. There is a gadget for finding a fit at the two level with weak hands. You may bid Stayman and retreat to 2NT knowing that partner must pass. In order to invite, the auction starts 1NT-2NT. If opener now wishes to accept and has a 4 card major he now bids 3 Stayman. Responder bids 3 with any major and 3NT without one. Over 3, opener names his major and is thus able to investigate a fit. A possible auction or two Example: 1NT-2-2 -P xx Kxxx Kxxx xx Example: Example: 1NT-2NT NT-4 -P 1NT-2NT-3 (5-card suit) -4 -P Opening Notrumps HCP - no small doubletons. The minimum holding in a suit is Qx. If you cannot bid the hand any other way, you may deviate. Five card majors are OK.
3 Example: xx AKx Qxx AKxxx. If you open a club you can't rebid, so 1NT is correct. Example: AKxx xx Qxxx AKx. Open 1 intending to rebid. A 2 NT rebid shows HCP. Example: AKxx Qxx Axx AJx 18 HCP Open, rebid, but Example AKxx QJx Axx AJx 19 HCP Open, rebid 2. With 20 HCP rebid 3 NT, but if you have a major to jump in, this takes precedence. With 21 or 22 HCP open 2NT. Distribution can be liberal. 2 followed by 2 NT = Opening 3 NT = Thus 2 then 3 NT = Over Major Openings Jump raises are forcing and may have a singleton, so after jump raise 3NT asks for singleton. Limit raises in competition. Since we do not play limit raises, we use 2 as a temporizing bid to show the point count to go to the two level. When followed by a simple preference, this shows a limit raise and says nothing about clubs. When followed by 2NT it shows HCP. If opener rebids his suit it is nonforcing if responder has a limit raise and he should usually pass (-2-2 = minimum). With no clear bid and an invitational hand, opener bids 2 to see what the 2 bid was all about. Some examples: Should partner bid, bid 2 with: QJx AKxxx xxx xx - rebid 2 xx AKxx Qxxx Kxx - rebid 2NT Axxx Axxx Qxxx x - rebid 2 With all but the last example, you should pass a 2 rebid. Jump Preferences In majors they are forcing. Example: forcing Qxx Ax AKxxxx xx Example: QJx Ax AKxxxx Kx - monster After Minor Opener or 1 and raise = 2-6 HCP or 1 and jump raise = 7-9 HCP jump preference = HCP In competition, this does not apply.
4 Responder's Suit Rebids By responder - Jump rebids are forcing Example: = Ax AKxxxx Kx xxx A simple rebid of your suit invites Example: = xx KQT9xx A JTxx With xx KQT9xx x JTxx make a weak jump response initially. This can show 8 HCP. A raise of weak jump response is constructive, 2 NT is natural. Opening 2 Bids All are strong in first or second seats with 2 as either a notrump rebid or a club suit. In third and fourth seats 2, 2, and 2 are weak, and raises are constructive. After 2 or 2, 2NT shows no fit but both minors - asks opener for preference. New suits are non-forcing. Responding to Strong 2 Bids Over 2, 2 is negative. There is no double negative. Over 2, 2, or 2, 2 NT is negative. A jump raise shows trump fit, but no first or second round controls. Overcalls (1-17 HCP) If partner is not a passed hand, you should be sounder than if he has passed, especially if you are bidding at the two level. Example: AJT9 x T98xxx Jx is an acceptable overcall in second seat, but not good enough for 2. At matchpoints, overcall more freely for a lead. Jump raises by unpassed hand are equivalent of good limit raise. Cue bids are forcing. Jumps in new suits are 95% forcing. They show a good opening bid. Jump overcalls are preemptive. Doubles Negative doubles are played through 3. After - - Double, opener needs four hearts to bid them, as responder has not guaranteed four Double shows 4-4 in the majors, but occasionally Double usually denies four spades, but opener should bid a spade suit anyway. - P Double is negative. Over Opponents Takeout Doubles New suits are non-forcing and deny the strength to redouble. Jumps in a new suit are equivalent
5 to weak two bid. After a major - Double - 2 NT is both minors. One of a major by responder following takeout double shows 5-card suit (e.g. - Double - = 5). Opening Preempts In first or second seat they are sound and follow the rule of 2 and 3. In minors they show 7 or 8 to AKQ, AKJ, AQJ, or AKQJ. With passing partner, they are random. When They Preempt Doubles by you are takeout thru 4, optional of 4, and penalty of 4. Miscellaneous Notrump Overcalls are HCP. Over these, cue bids are Stayman. Transfers are off. Unusual notrump shows the lower 2 unbid suits. When They Open 1 NT 2 is random takeout bid, but with a gear towards the majors. If it denies a suit, it will usually be clubs. Responder should not pass without a 6-card club suit. Doubles are penalty and are made more liberally than in most systems, especially over weak notrumps. Direct cue bids are strong. Responder's first obligation is to bid notrump with a stopper in opponent's suit. - 2 could be xx Ax AKQxxxx Ax. If the auction goes P P - 3 is not forcing. If the opening bid is a minor in forcing club system, the cue bid is natural. Conventional Calls New minor forcing except by a passed hand. 1NT 2 2NT is minimum with 2 spades 1NT 2 3NT is maximum with 2 spades
6 1NT 2 2 shows 4 hearts and 2 spades The weak 6-4 bid is used when the minor could not have been bid at the one level Weak jump responses, as described earlier, up to 8 HCP, may be 5-card suit. Double jump shifts show 7-4. This should be a reasonable hand as you are raising the level so high Splinters in the most obvious situations. That is when you jump in opponent's suit directly = Splinter P - 3 = Clubs Limit 2NT in Competition = weak with 4 and = forcing because we bid up the line with = AQxx x x AKxxxxx Unusual over Unusual NT's 1 or - 2NT - 3 = limit raise 1 or - 2NT - 3 = forcing raise 1 or - 2NT - 3 or 3 = non-forcing; if in your suit, weaker than 3. Gerber is used only when obvious and must be a jump. Over Blackwood interference, double is penalties (take sure profit). Pass shows no aces. Bid up the line with 1 or more ace. Opening Leads We lead high from 3 or 4 small. Fourth best from honors or 5 or more. Q from KQT demands Jack. Against NT, A asks for highest card. K for second high. Foster echo to first trick. Versus NT
7 - lead aggressive if 5-4. Lead strength, not length. Special Distributional Rules Many of these are from Culbertson's rule of symmetry. Others may seem silly, but if you play the same way always you eliminate guessing. Rule for Finding Queens and Jacks Club suit KT9 AJx - play LHO for Q KT9 Qxx - play RHO for J When you are looking for a queen or jack, it is over the jack or ten in minors. In the majors this is reversed. This does not take precedence to knowledge of where length is. It applies only in guessing situations. Missing Four to the Queen Always a problem or do you always play for the drop? According to the rule, you check your own distribution first. If your combined hands contain a singleton, you play for this suit to break 3-1 too. If you have two singletons, they balance and so will your mystery suit - play for the drop. If you are 3-0 or 2-1 in a side suit, this also will balance - again play for the 2-2. Missing Three to the King When you lead toward the ace, if the next hand plays the smallest card, play the ace - if he plays the middle card, then finesse. This has a partial logic in that, with two small most players will play small. QJT98 A play ace; 7 - finesse
Standard American Yellow Card Revised and Expanded by Mark London GENERAL APPROACH Normally open five-card majors in all seats. Open the higher of long suits of equal length: 5-5 or 6-6. Normally open
More informationBASIC OVERCALL and TAKEOUT DOUBLE BIDDING
OVERCALLS AT THE ONE LEVEL. A simple suit overcall at the 1-level shows only a decent to good 5-card suit, KQT9x, for example, and 8+ HCP. There s no promise to bid again. Partner will lead that suit whenever
More informationThe Takeout Double The Takeout double or overcalling are the two common forms of immediate entry to the bidding after an opponent has opened the bidding. REMEMBER, when playing doubles for takeout, you
More informationPrinceton Standard. January 31, 2009
Princeton Standard January 31, 2009 Contents I Non-Competitive Auctions 3 1 Opening Bid Summary 5 2 Minor Suit Auctions 6 2.1 Minor-Major................................ 6 2.1.1 Suit Bypassing Agreements...................
More informationThe Bridge Booklet. Useful Conventions. Conventions - Conventions. 2-Way Reverse Drury Modified Ogust Inverted Minors Michaels
The Bridge Booklet (BB07) Useful Conventions Conventions - Conventions 2-Way Reverse Drury Modified Ogust Inverted Minors Michaels Bergen Raises Jacoby 2NT Help Suit Game Try Unusual NT Two-Way Reverse
More informationBridge Workshop. On Competitive Bidding. (Overcalls and the Law of Total Tricks) Last Revised March 28 th, by Warren Watson
Bridge Workshop On Competitive Bidding (Overcalls and the Law of Total Tricks) Last Revised March 28 th, 2018 by Warren Watson warren.t.watson@gmail.com 250-368-3527 http://watsongallery.ca/bridge/aabidding/competitivebiddingworkshop.pdf
More informationBridge Rules By Neil H. Timm
Bridge Rules By Neil H. Timm Rule of 2 You should interfere over the bid of 1NT in the balancing seat if you have two shortness points. Otherwise, do not interfere. Rule of 7 When playing NT contracts
More informationElizabeth Clark Mrs. Prescott Warren
Elizabeth Clark Mrs. Prescott Warren Excerpted from the publication Forty Hands Illustrating the Culbertson Standard System of Contract Bridge, as published by The Bridge World, Inc., 570 Lexington Avenue,
More informationIntroduction to The Weak 1NT Opener Part 3 of 3
Introduction to The Weak 1NT Opener Part 3 of 3 This article is the third of three introducing the weak 1NT opening bid (12-14 HCP). In the first article, I discussed uncontested auctions when there was
More informationConstructive Auctions After a Major Suit Opening Bid - Part 2 of 2
Constructive Auctions After a Major Suit Opening Bid - Part 2 of 2 This is the fourth tutorial of a 5 lesson series on the Fundamentals of Constructive Bidding. Constructive bidding is defined as auctions
More informationTrump Contracts By Warren Watson
Trump Contracts By Warren Watson Kootenay Jewel Bridge Club Last Revised November 1 st, 2014 http://watsongallery.ca/bridge/aabidding/trumpcontracts.pdf 1 Contents Notes and Examples A. Bidding 1. No Trump
More informationGoldmans Modern Basic Notes
Goldmans Modern Basic Notes by Bobby Goldman (from Okbridge help) EVALUATION: HCP: Ace=4, King=3, Queen=2, Jack=1; Total Points (TP) = HCP plus DP Normal Distributional Points (DP): Void =3, Singleton
More informationSystem Notes. James Sundstrom Nathan Savir
System Notes James Sundstrom Nathan Savir April 9, 2009 Notation Legend M Either Major. If used multiple times, it always refers to the same major. For example, 1M-2-2M means either the auction 1-2 - 2
More informationTHIRD HAND OPENERS AND THE REVERSE DRURY CONVENTION
THIRD HAND OPENERS AND THE REVERSE DRURY CONVENTION More important than asking you to memorize or even familiarize yourself with a fun gadget to add to your repertoire, I thought we might address why the
More informationThe Ingredients of TAKEOUT DOUBLES
The Ingredients of TAKEOUT DOUBLES When to use them When NOT to use them How to follow up Ron Karr Thursday, April 9, 2009 10:00-11:30 AM Palo Alto Bridge Center Part of the Unit 503 Spring Lecture series
More informationREBIDS BY OPENER. After a One-Over-One Suit Response. Opener Responder 1 1
4-1-1 REBIDS BY OPENER After a One-Over-One Suit Response A 1NT rebid by opener shows 13-15 HCP, balanced hand (a singleton honor in responder's suit is sometimes acceptable). A hand that has opened a
More informationKaplan-Sheinwold Updated. By: Edgar Kaplan
Kaplan-Sheinwold Updated By: Edgar Kaplan K-S in Brief Minimum balanced hands are opened 1 NT. Thus, minor-suited openings (1 m) show either unbalanced hands or strong ones if balanced. Major-suit openings
More informationLebensohl Revisited. is non-forcing and can be quite weak
Lebensohl Revisited Introduction This article was originally written some 14 years ago for a regional Bridge newsletter in the North- West of England. Some of the ideas here are ones which you may already
More informationCURRIFIED PRECISION OPENING BIDS. Updated 4/5/01. 1C 15+ or 8+ tricks, artificial and forcing. 8-14, 5+ diamonds
CURRIFIED PRECISION Updated 4/5/01 OPENING BIDS 1C 15+ or 8+ tricks, artificial and forcing 1D 8-14, 5+ diamonds 1H 8-14, 5+ hearts 1S 8-14, 5+ spades 1NT 10-14 (NV: 1st, 2nd, 3rd) 1NT 11-14 (V: 1st, 2nd)
More informationWorld Youth Team Championship GIRLS JOUNIN Emeline Leleu Anaïs 1NT Overcall (2 nd, 4 th Live, Responses, Reopening) In 2 nd or 4 th balanced
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING Overcalls (Style, Responses, ½ Level, Reopening) Style Natural, 1/1: 5 cards and 5+ points, 2/1: 6 cards 11+ Responses natural, 2/1: 8-11, 1NT: 8-10H Jump in another suit:
More informationhttp://neapolitanclub.altervista.org/ Walsh No Trump Notes, by Rhoda Walsh. Chapter IV: Jacoby Transfer and Walsh Relay. Part II The Walsh Notrump Notes is the Rhoda Walsh s study on No Trump openings
More informationHow. Non competitive hands HOW TO WIN TEAM GAMES
How Non competitive hands HOW TO WIN TEAM GAMES Swiss teams Swiss team competition uses IMP scoring plus a pairing system borrowed from chess. Swiss teams plays a short match (6-8) boards Results are calculated
More informationSAYC Expanded System Summary. Giorgio Casinovi
SAYC Expanded System Summary Giorgio Casinovi Opening Bids SAYC OPENING BIDS High-Card Points High-card points (HCP) provide an initial evaluation of the strength of a hand Ace: 4 HCP King: 3 HCP Queen:
More informationLead low from the south hand and finesse. Guards against Kx with east, allowing east to win the fourth round with the 9
Safety Plays (1) The term safety play is applied primarily to situations where declarer plays a combination of cards in a way which aims to achieve sufficient tricks from the suit to achieve the contract
More informationPREEMPTIVE BIDDING READING
WEAK TWO OPENINGS WEAK JUMP OVERCALLS Two-level preemptive opening bids, common in modern bridge, are called "Weak Twos". This is because opening bids of two of a suit in traditional bridge were always
More informationWhere Are We Now? An Introduction to Cuebidding
Where Are We Now? An Introduction to Cuebidding What is a cuebid? There are many, many types of cuebids out there in the world. There is the Michael s cuebid, the Western cuebid, the Eastern cuebid, the
More informationSAYC. [Standard American Yellow Card] Including SAYC of ACBL, SA-YC.OK and optional bids of OKbridge, and color convention card
SAYC [Standard American Yellow Card] Including SAYC of ACBL, SA-YC.OK and optional bids of OKbridge, and color convention card Copyright 1997, 2000 by Arpad Barna. Based on material supplied by Mark London
More informationLearning Points Preempts in Competition. January 27, 2010
Learning Points Preempts in Competition. January 27, 2010 By Steve Moese (Mike Purcell, ed.) Bidding Level: BASIC This is part IV in a 4 part series on basic preempt bidding. Having covered our Opening
More informationSlam Bidding. What is Needed to Make Slam? Tools for Exploring for Slam: Ace or Keycard asking bids
Slam Bidding What is Needed to Make Slam? Hand evaluation: Not covered in this lecture Suggest you use a combination of high card points and loser count to determine whether you should look for slam Fewer
More informationRESPONSES BY A PASSED HAND
3-17-1 RESPONSES BY A PASSED HAND A two-over-one response should seldom be made in a four-card suit, since opener may pass with a doubleton and no good rebid. A 2 or 2 response should be avoided when the
More informationBRIDGE. Unit 2 BASIC 'ACOL' BIDDING BEGINNER'S BRIDGE CONTENTS
BEGINNER'S BRIDGE BRIDGE Unit 2 BASIC 'ACOL' BIDDING We hope that you have enjoyed learning to play with a dummy hand and discovering the mysteries of the finesse, ducking and unblocking. This will be
More informationFOUR NOTRUMP - BLACKWOOD OR NATURAL?
6-7-1 FOUR NOTRUMP - BLACKWOOD OR NATURAL? An opening bid of is regular (not RKCB) Blackwood. With a sure ten-trick notrump hand, start with an artificial and then bid. This policy lessens the chance that
More informationOTHER OPENING BIDS. HCP Note Len MEANING RESPONSES Notes
OTHER OPENING BIDS HCP Note Len MEANING RESPONSES Notes 1 12* 2 Inverted minor raises [6] 1 12* 4 Splinters[1] 1 12* 5 1 12* 5 3 bids 5-10 6+ Weak 4 bids 7+ Natural DEFENSIVE METHODS AFTER OPPONENTS OPEN
More informationModern Bridge DOUBLES. (other than Takeout Double )
DOUBLES (other than Takeout Double ) Negative Doubles Reopening Double Doubles of Preemptive Bids The Lebensohl 2NT Response Balancing Double Lead Directing Double Responsive Double Support Doubles and
More informationMORE ACCURATE BIDDING
Marshall Miles MORE ACCURATE BIDDING AN HONORS ebook FROM MASTER POINT PRESS Marshall Miles MORE ACCURATE BIDDING AN HONORS BOOK FROM MASTER POINT PRESS Text 2011 Marshall Miles All rights reserved. Honors
More informationShowing Support for Partner s Opening of 1 of a Minor
Showing Support for Partner s Opening of 1 of a Minor General requirements for showing immediate support: No 4+ card major (& generally no 4 card diamond suit after a 1S opener) S 5432 3Kx 2KQJ1098 Cx:
More information2 Opening showing both Majors (5-5), weak
2 Opening showing both Majors (5-5), weak Rating: Minimum 2 boards per segment/round Basic Defense: Takeout for the minors. 2 =, 3 response is a cue bid. 2NT = 15-18 HCP balanced (respond as to a 2NT opening).
More informationBasic Bridge Lesson 1
Basic Bridge Lesson 1 Card Values Ace 4 pts; King 3 pts; Queen 2 pts; Jack 1 pt Progression of Suits and Each Trick Value Clubs Diamonds Hearts Spades No Trump 20 pts each trick 30 pts each trick 40 pts
More informationThe First Workshop Series: Suit Declarer Play
The First Workshop Series: Suit Declarer Play Revised Mar 19, 2013 Kootenay Jewel Bridge Club Warren Watson http://watsongallery.ca/bridge/workshops/2013.ws-series1-suitdeclarerplay.pdf Types of Contracts:
More information5-Card Major Bidding Flipper
5-Card Major Bidding Flipper ADVANTAGES OF 5-CARD MAJORS 1. You do not need to rebid your major suit to indicate a 5-card holding. If you open 1 or 1 and partner does not raise, you do not feel the compulsion
More informationRESPONDING TO A 2 CLUB OPENER BY PARTNER by Barbara Seagram
RESPONDING TO A 2 CLUB OPENER BY PARTNER by Barbara Seagram When partner opens with 2C, she does not have just any hand with 20 or more points. She has a big hand that is either balanced or unbalanced.
More informationOpening in Third or Fourth Seat. By Spencer Hurd
Opening in Third or Fourth Seat By Spencer Hurd Overview 1. After the bidding goes Pass, Pass, to you, you know a lot: (a) Since Partner didn t open, just add 11 to the number of points in your hand and
More informationWillow Valley Bridge Academy
Willow Valley Bridge Academy CORE SYSTEM LAST REVISED ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2017 COPYRIGHT 2015-2017 BY DAVID L. MARCH GENERAL APPROACH - STANDARD AMERICAN OPENING THE Better Minors Five Card Majors Strong
More informationWe play a natural style with wide-ranging openings. Our artificial strong bid is 2. The overall set of openings:
1 General Approach We play a natural style with wide-ranging openings. Our artificial strong bid is 2. The overall set of openings: 1 3+ 1 3+ 1 5+ 1 5+ 1NT 15-17 balanced, five-card major possible but
More informationby Warren Watson of the Kootenay Jewel Bridge Club
by Warren Watson of the Kootenay Jewel Bridge Club January 28, 2012 1 2 Negative Free Bids From the Article by Karen Walker of the Bridge Bulletin The Bridge News, Volume 3, Issue 10, October 2008, The
More information2 KQ A109. Larry Cohen. Dealer: East N-S Vulnerable. Dealer: North A1098. Neither Vulnerable KQJ J K72 J Q83 KJ762 J98 AKQ Q43
Hand Evaluation 1 A1098 2 KQ A109 10 109 10653 KQJ9 1 NT 3 NT J108752 K72 J65 942 653 Q83 KJ762 AQ632 K754 Q632 KJ7 J98 AKQ42 832 65 A9 6 Q43 AJ1087 54 J98 A854 7 A1074 KQ43 Opening Lead: 6 North upgrades
More informationSTRONG ONE NOTRUMP OPENING
5-2-1 STRONG ONE NOTRUMP OPENING Requirements: -- 16-18 HCP, 3-1/2+ to 4+ honor tricks -- Balanced hand -- At least five cards in the majors -- Weakest major suit doubleton Jx -- At least three suits stopped
More informationEXAMPLE of Bridge Lesson Handout
EXAMPLE of Bridge Lesson Handout Gordon R. Bower This lesson c 2014 Gordon Bower OTE: This is copyrighted material, provided for personal use only of readers of http://taigabridge.net/, OT to be reposting
More informationNew Age Precision - Bruce Watson. (Don t blame any of the real Precision authors for anything here.)
New Age Precision - Bruce Watson. (Don t blame any of the real Precision authors for anything here.) System Overview O1 R1 Description 1 Artificial and forcing. 16+ HCP unbalanced or 17+ balanced. Alert.
More informationTHE OVERCALL STRUCTURE REVISED AND UPDATED** BY: JOHN E. FOUT TABLE OF CONTENTS. Introduction 1. Simple Overcall at the One Level 2
THE OVERCALL STRUCTURE REVISED AND UPDATED** BY: JOHN E. FOUT TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Simple Overcall at the One Level 2 One No Trump for Takeout 4 The Power Double 6 The Two Level Overcall 6
More informationBRIDGE Unit 5 CONTENTS IMPROVE YOUR ACOL BIDDING
FOUNDATION BRIDGE BRIDGE Unit 5 CONTENTS IMPROVE YOUR ACOL BIDDING Playing a Chicago style game, you should now be able to bid, play and score sufficiently well, with friends of a similar standing, to
More informationWBF Convention Card SYSTEM SUMMARY
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; 1/2 level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE LEADS AND SIGNALS 8-17 HCP (occ. light) Lead In Partner s Suit Can be 4 card at 1 level Suit 2 nd
More informationPolish Club 2005 A Brief Description
by Krzysztof Jassem 2 Openings The 1 opening is described at the end of this section. 1 opening 4 cards, 12 17 HCP Canape: 4 diamonds; 5 clubs are possible if weak (12 14 HCP) 2 response natural, promises
More informationGot Stoppers? Do Tell!
Got Stoppers? Do Tell! Opponents do love interfering with our auctions. Although this interference can cause complications, it also creates opportunities. Use the opponents interference to find the optimum
More informationHIGH LEVEL PREEMPTIVE OPENINGS
7-4-1 HIGH LEVEL PREEMPTIVE OPENINGS An opening bid of or in first or second seat shows a hand that is not good enough in high cards for an opening bid of one in the suit or for an opening bid of or (NAMYATS
More informationSystem Notes 7G19. Pavlicek System. by Richard Pavlicek. Last Revision Date: October 5, 2005 Copyright Richard Pavlicek
System Notes 7G19 Pavlicek System by Richard Pavlicek Last Revision Date: October 5, 2005 Copyright 1980-2005 Richard Pavlicek Pavlicek System Page 2 Contents Overview Introduction......................
More informationLesson 2 Defense & Planning Outline
L2 Page 1 Lesson 2 Defense & Planning Outline The week's topics are: 1. Standard Leads and signals against suits and NT 2. What does the term "Dropping the Jack" mean? 3. Types of Discards 4. What level
More informationBinky Points: Optimal Evaluation
Binky Points: Optimal Evaluation Introduction In the crudest forms of bidding, the goal is to add the value of your hand to the value of partner's hand and determine what you can make. You make these evaluations
More informationFinlay-Long Bridge Bidding System & Convention Card
Finlay-Long Bridge Bidding System & Convention Card Last Update 7/8/2001 This is the access to this page since 4/22/96. ( information here. ) Link to.gif image (40 KB) of our ACBL Convention Card for most
More informationTHE ambiguous DIAMOND system. Marvin L. French
THE ambiguous DIAMOND system Marvin L. French July 2010 INTRODUCTION Most currently popular American bidding systems have characteristics that adversely affect partscore bidding accuracy, close doubling
More informationThe 30 Point Deck. Why is xxx better than Axx? Consider the following two suits (with spades as trumps):
The 30 Point Deck 009 Barry C. Harper What do I mean by a thirty point deck? Everyone knows that at bridge, an Ace counts 4, a King 3, a Queen and a Jack, so a deck has 40 High Card Points (HCP). The situation
More informationPass, Bid or Double Workshop
Pass, Bid or Double Workshop PASS, BID OR DOUBLE DETERMINING FACTORS In competitive auctions (both sides bidding), the make or break decision is whether or not to PASS, BID or DOUBLE? This Workshop is
More informationOTHER PREEMPTIVE OPENINGS
Other preemptive bids include 3, 4 and 5 level openings or jump overcalls. Preemptive Tactics Never, Never, Never. Having once made a preemptive bid or overcall, you must NOT make another bid during that
More informationTransfers II. We all already know transfers to the majors over 1NT openers or overcalls
Transfers II We all already know transfers to the majors over 1NT openers or overcalls o 1NT-p-2D!- (5 hearts) o 1NT-p-2H!- (5 spades) The most common follow-ups to transfers over 1NT are these (no interference)
More informationResponses and Rebids When Your Partner Makes a Precision 1 or 1 Opening Bid
Responses and Rebids When Your Partner Makes a Precision 1 or 1 Opening Bid Copyright 2010 by O. K. Johnson, all rights reserved This is our seventh article on the Precision Club Bidding System. In this
More informationFor Advanced Idiots: Opening Weak Two Bids and Responses
For Advanced Idiots: Opening Weak Two Bids and Responses Chapter 24 In This Chapter When you may open a hand that doesn t meet the requirements for opening at the 1 level Requirements for opening a Weak
More informationDaniel Jackson June 9, 2018
Daniel Jackson June 9, 2018 Bridge Base Online - BBO (www.bridgebase.com) Bridge on BBO started about 10 years ago BBO pays ACBL $500,000 per year for the right to award masterpoints You play with a robot
More information1 Rev Ct/Att Reverse Count Reverse Count 1 = 10-14, 4+, denies 4 - may be canape
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS WBF CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS: ( Style, responses, 1/2 level, reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE 2017 Pairs/Teams Events Style:6-15/10-15 HCP, 5+ suit, Responses:
More informationDEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS WBF Convention Card OVERCALLS (Style, Responses, ½ Level, Reopening) OPENING LEADS AND SIGNALS Style: 10-16 Hcp, usually 5+c solid suit; Lead In Partners
More informationRecursive Diamond Notes
Recursive Diamond Notes Adam Meyerson and Sam Ieong July 23, 2004 1 General Principles The Recursive Diamond is a precision-like system, featuring light limited openings, weak notrumps, and an artificial
More informationFORCING AND NON-FORCING SITUATIONS. Responses to One of a Suit
4-11-1 FORCING AND NON-FORCING SITUATIONS Responses to One of a Suit 1 1NT Not forcing, but distributionally strong and invitational. Responder's hand is not suitable for a double. 1 P 1 P Limit raises,
More informationCOMPETITIVE DOUBLES. Advancive Doubles
9-2-1 COMPETITIVE DOUBLES Competitive doubles are doubles at the two or three level that might be taken for business doubles, but actually have a more useful meaning. They are left in more often than takeout
More informationArctic Club. System of Bridge Bidding. General Philosophy
Arctic Club This concept was devised and developed by Mr Gordon Bower in Fairbanks, Alaska, United States. The system is named Arctic because Mr. Gordeon Bower first played the system in Fairbanks, Alaska
More informationHold Up & Avoidance Plays
Hold Up & Avoidance Plays Definitions: Hold up play: Not winning a trick (that you can win) for strategic reasons Avoidance play: Keeping your dangerous opponent off lead Dangerous opponent: One who can
More informationWEAK TWO OPENING BIDS AND RESPONSES
BIDDING CONVERSATIONS - FALL 2016 - WEEK 3 LAST REVISED ON OCTOBER 6, 2016 COPYRIGHT 2010-2016 BY DAVID L. MARCH Because it is 65 times more likely that you will pick up a weak hand instead of a strong
More informationExamples. The following hands are examples of Unusual 2NT bids at any vulnerability:
UNUSUAL NOTRUMPS Traditionally, notrump bids are used to show balanced hands of various strengths. However, after an opponent's opening bid of one of a suit, most play that a direct jump to 2NT is the
More informationADVANCES OF SIMPLE OVERCALLS
8-2-1 ADVANCES OF SIMPLE OVERCALLS The technical term for responding to an overcall is "advancing," and overcaller's partner is called the "advancer." The overcaller may also be called the intervenor.
More informationEHAA+ An unusually natural system, with additional gadgets suggested by Jari Böling. Last updated January 21, 2003
1 Introduction EHAA+ An unusually natural system, with additional gadgets suggested by Jari Böling. Last updated January 21, 2003 The original version of EHAA (=Every Hand An Adventure) is a very natural
More informationConventions & Guide CONSTRUCTIVE DEFENCE BIDDING
CONSTRUCTIVE Conventions & Guide DEFENCE BIDDING Conventions & Guide : DEFENCE DEFENCE TO WEAK TWOS Recommended is to adopt an approach similar to defending against their one-openings. There is no value
More informationThe TresBoof Bidding System: A Forcing Pass System with Moscito Relays. Last revision: 5/22/92
The TresBoof Bidding System: A Forcing Pass System with Moscito Relays Last revision: 5/22/92 NOTE: this system is in a state of flux. For the latest version, mail jaffray@zippy.sonoma.edu, chen@vault.wustl.edu,
More informationINTERMEDIATE-2 BRIDGE LESSON 1 NO TRUMP BIDDING
- 1 - INTERMEDIATE-2 BRIDGE LESSON 1 NO TRUMP BIDDING General Considerations: a. Strength - High cards points only (never distribution) are counted. The presence of a 5-card suit is worth one point, and
More informationMajor Suit Raises: Bergen, Modified Bergen and other Major Suit Raise Conventions
Major Suit Raises: Bergen, Modified Bergen and other Major Suit Raise Conventions 1 Paul Tobias, 9/2/2017 Let s start with Standard major raises. We assume 2/1 game forcing and 1NT forcing for most of
More informationResponses and Rebids After a Precision 1 Opening Bid
Responses and Rebids After a Precision 1 Opening Bid Copyright 2010 by O. K. Johnson, all rights reserved This is our sixth article on the Precision Club Bidding System. In this article, we will discuss
More informationDEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS W B F CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Overcalls 6-18 HCP, cue bid is constructive or GF, Lead
More informationTHIRD-HAND PLAY AGAINST NOTRUMP CONTRACTS
1-2-1 THIRD-HAND PLAY AGAINST NOTRUMP CONTRACTS There is really no solution for eliminating ambiguities regarding third-hand plays and signals. All we can do is reduce them to the best of our ability.
More informationLEADS AND SIGNALS. OPENING LEADS STYLE In Partner s Suit Suit 3rd & 5th best Low from odd, 3rd even NT 4th* 4 th, low from xxx Subs.
DEFENSIVE & COMPETITIVE BIDDING OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; 1/2 level; Reopening) Style: Wide range very light to very strong; may be 4 card suit Responses: Transfer advances starting with cuebid or RDBL
More informationA modern five-cards majors bridge system
Aurelio Mascheroni A modern five-cards majors bridge system God does not play dice (Albert Einstein) but bridge! (the Author) Table of contents List of symbols and abbreviations. Opening bids. One Club
More informationDEFENSE AT DUPLICATE
DEFENSE AT DUPLICATE Table of Contents STYLES OF DEFENSE... 177 STP TOOLS FOR DEFENDING WELL... 178 TYPES OF DUMMYS... 179 GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR OPENING LEADS... 181 OPENING LEADS AGAINST NOTRUMP CONTRACTS...
More informationCONTEMPORARY BIDDING SERIES
CONTEMPORARY BIDDING SERIES Section 1 - Fridays at 9:00 AM Section 2 Mondays at 4:00 PM Each session is approximately 90 minutes in length Understanding Contemporary Bidding (12 weeks) Background Bidding
More informationFRIDAY JUNE 26 SQUEEZES COMBINING YOUR CHANCES
FRIDAY JUNE 26 SQUEEZES COMBINING YOUR CHANCES A) Q AQ K?? A xx Hand A is a positional squeeze on your left hand opponent. If you know he has the heart King then there is no reason to take the diamond
More informationEnd-plays or Elimination and Throw-in Plays
End-plays or Elimination and Throw-in Plays Paul Tobias 5/10/2014 There are many card combinations between declarer & dummy where the chances of winning a maximum possible number of tricks improve dramatically
More informationThe rule of thumb is that the weaker a hand is in high card points, the better the bid suit should be (i.e., longer or with stronger honours).
Page of 8 Simple Overcall Reasons for Overcalling Competing (High-card-point strength) Sacrificing (Long suit in a shapely hand) 3 Disrupting (Taking up bidding space- spades/spades/spades) 4 Asking for
More informationWBF Convention Card Rev 2.0
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING OVERCALLS (Style; Responses; 1/2 Level; Reopening) 6-16 hcp 5+, cards suit (rarely 4 cards) ; responses are nat. not forcing ; cue F1 ; Over 1M overcalls we have artificial
More informationSPECIAL DOUBLES After Overcall Penalty Negative thru 3 Spades Responsive thru Support Dbl. / ReDbl. thru 2 Spades*
SPECIAL DOUBLES After Overcall Penalty Negative thru 3 Spades Responsive thru Support Dbl. / ReDbl. thru 2 Spades* I don t know what s Special about these doubles, other than they aren t for Penalty. (Actually,
More informationThe Foundation System
REVIEW The Foundation System Part II. System Practice: Notrump Bidding Our notrump bidding structure is based on an opening 1NT bid with 15-17 HCP and 4333, 4432, or 5332 shape, where the 5-card suit is
More information2. Distributional points: If the hand is going to be played in a suit contract then you can add
ACOL Basics 1 Hand Valuation 1. The strength of a hand is evaluated by preference to high card points: 4 for an ace, 3 for a king, 2 for a queen, 1 for a jack. 2. Distributional points: If the hand is
More informationTHE LANGUAGE OF BIDDING
THE LANGUAGE OF BIDDING Language is so very important. If you go to South America and ask how to get to the church Dónde está la iglesia? is what you should say. If instead you ask: Cuánto dinero hace
More information* Double shows either one major and one minor or a good hand with long major suit and 8½ tricks. Dobi Double * 2[ is Landy * 2+ and 2M is natural
DEFENSE AGAINST 1NT OPENING Melih Ozdil System 3.10 AFTER STRONG 1 NT OPENING * Double shows either one major and one minor or a good hand with long major suit and 8½ tricks. Dobi Double * 2[ is Landy
More informationSTRONG TWO OPENING BIDS AND RESPONSES
BIDDING CONVERSATIONS - FALL 2016 - WEEK 6 LAST REVISED ON OCTOBER 10, 2016 COPYRIGHT 2010-2016 BY DAVID L. MARCH INTRODUCTION So far we have developed bidding guidelines that can be used to decide how
More informationDEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS WBF CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS
DEFENSIVE AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING LEADS AND SIGNALS WBF CONVENTION CARD OVERCALLS (Style: Responses: 1 / 2 Level; Reopening) OPENING LEADS STYLE Aggressive at 1-level, can be good 4 card suit; sound at
More information